A gifted student from Ghana’s Sunyani Technical University has turned abandoned pure water sachets into umbrellas and raincoats.
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The student made a raincoat, umbrella and other goods from the waste materials.
A Facebook user, Set Wilson, posted photos of the goods online and submitted some to the popular Facebook group, Tell It All, where the talented student’s work received widespread recognition.
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In the photos, a young girl and a man modelled an umbrella and raincoat made from plastic as they walked a runway.
“This is what the government should be supporting. Sunyani Technical University student created this. [The] university is setting new trends while also saving the planet,” Set Wilson captioned the photographs he shared on Facebook,
See the pictures below
Some reactions are shown below:
@Albert Odogwu Cudjoe: “Samuel Kwaku Amoabeng, if I talk now eeeh you will start saying Arsenal is useless. So I won’t talk. But please, what help does he want from the government? Abeg only this one.”
@Eva Ashitey: “So nice.”
@Niinye Akoshia Afoley Ashong: “I love this.”
@Kumado Augustine Kwabla: “The home task helper is here. You can dm or WhatsApp, or call the numbers on the flyer.”
@Nana Agyei Kissi Sikapa Jr: “Even you the poster won’t buy it da.”
@Afi M Enyonam:“They didn’t use already used sachet rubbers. Besides, how sustainable will this be? How many people will buy this and wear it? The government should ban the use of plastics. That’s the only solution.”
@Gloria Okyere: “This should come to the market. Keep Ghana clean. At least some parts of our country and streets will be dirt-free.”
